The Nowhere Hunt by Jo Clayton

Author:Jo Clayton [Clayton, Jo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science fiction; American, Science Fiction, General, Fantasy, Fiction
ISBN: 9780879976651
Publisher: DAW Books
Published: 1981-11-03T00:00:00+00:00

sitting near the wall of mist, his figure indistinct. He was lighting a tuumba roll from the hot end of one he held clinched between his teeth. He looked restless. She could see his head turning constantly, the red end of the tuumba roll like a small beacon in the growing darkness.

Aleytys started kicking her feet back and forth, watched her boot toes swing. “We’re being watched. Out there. About a dozen of them. Amar, I think. Feels like that.”

“Tonight ....” Drij began, then glanced over her shoulder at the crouching Amar still tied to the crossbars of the tongue. “You and I. We’d better take turns staying awake.”

She flashed a sly grin at Aleytys. “Unless Quale decides to keep you busy.”

“Phhah!” Aleytys wrinkled her nose. “He’s not such a fool. You really think they’re going to attack at night?”

“I know they didn’t at the Shelter. But this is different; more a rescue than an attack. I think they’ll come in and try to cut the captives loose first before they start trying to kill us. Males simply aren’t taken captive in their culture.” Drij’s mouth widened into a sudden brief smile.

“It’s probably an insult, treating men as if they’re women.”

“You want to warn Quale?”

“God, no. I hope the Amar get their people out. I just don’t want to be killed.”

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